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Page xiii
... leaf buds and flower buds themselves . In a leaf bud , all the appendages or leaves are in a high state of development , and the central part or axis , around which they are arranged , has a tendency to extend itself in the form of a ...
... leaf buds and flower buds themselves . In a leaf bud , all the appendages or leaves are in a high state of development , and the central part or axis , around which they are arranged , has a tendency to extend itself in the form of a ...
Page xiv
... leaves . It is , therefore , easily to be understood why , so long as all the motions in the fluids and secretions of a tree go on rapidly , with vigour , and without interruption , only rudiments of branches ( or leaf buds ) should be ...
... leaves . It is , therefore , easily to be understood why , so long as all the motions in the fluids and secretions of a tree go on rapidly , with vigour , and without interruption , only rudiments of branches ( or leaf buds ) should be ...
Page xvi
... leaves . When the sap is first communicated by the stem to the leaves , it has experienced but few Such chemical changes since it first entered the roots . changes as it has undergone have been due rather to the solution of some of the ...
... leaves . When the sap is first communicated by the stem to the leaves , it has experienced but few Such chemical changes since it first entered the roots . changes as it has undergone have been due rather to the solution of some of the ...
Page xvii
... leaves into the bark , it is thence conveyed by myriads of channels of cellular substance throughout the whole system . From these secretions , of whatever nature they may be , the fruit has the power of attract- ing such portions as ...
... leaves into the bark , it is thence conveyed by myriads of channels of cellular substance throughout the whole system . From these secretions , of whatever nature they may be , the fruit has the power of attract- ing such portions as ...
Page xxvii
... leaf ; it is im- possible to remove them without injuring their spon- gioles , and it is equally impossible to hinder the evapo- ration by their leaves : but if they are kept in pots , it matters not at what season their removal takes ...
... leaf ; it is im- possible to remove them without injuring their spon- gioles , and it is equally impossible to hinder the evapo- ration by their leaves : but if they are kept in pots , it matters not at what season their removal takes ...
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Page 509 - OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES, DEFECTS, AND INJURIES, | IN ALL KINDS OF FRUIT AND FOREST TREES." WITH AN ACCOUNT OF | A PARTICULAR METHOD OF CURE, | PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF GOVERNMENT.
Page 577 - ... sowing of seed for general crops until June or July. If a small quantity of each esteemed variety be sown two or three times in these months, they will produce a plentiful supply for use in autumn and the early part of winter. One ounce of good Endive-seed will produce about five thousand plants. When the plants...